The Order of Opening Credits

All opening sequences contain credits of the people that had a large role in the making of the film. Instead of putting them at the end along with all of the other credits they choose to show them to the audience straight away to show the importance of these people and how much they had to do with the film. All of these companies and people are put into a order that are played out in the opening of the film:

Distributor

(20th Century Fox, Warner Bros. Pictures, Paramount Pictures)

 

Production Company

(Disney Pixar, Lionsgate, DreamWorks)

 

Artistic Credit

(This can go to a director, writer or producer, anyone with a creative say)

 

Starring Cast

(The main actors being credited - This can come before or after the title)

 

Title

(The name/logo of the film)

 

Featuring

(Any star actors that have taken part in the film, they do not need to have the main part)

 

Casting

(The casting director who selected the actors that are in the film)

 

Music

(Who it is composed by or it may say Original Score by...)

 

Production Designer

(The key creative role and look over the making of the film)

 

Designers

(Hair and makeup artists, costume and set designers)

 

Editor

(The main editor of the film)

 

Cinematographer

(Director of photography)

 

Producer

(This is the single person that produces the film - not the production company)

 

*Based on a Story/True Event/Play*

(This is not required for every film but credit must be given if the idea was originally someone else's)

 

Writer

(The script writer or screenplay writer)

 

Film Director

(The person that directed the footage)



Who Would Distribute Our Film?

Distribution is the main part of a film and every film needs one if they are going to make their film available to the public. The larger and more well-known distribution company that I think should distribute our film is the company Paramount Pictures or Lionsgate. Paramount Pictures distributed Paranormal Activity which was a hugely successful indie horror film. Paranormal Activity was on a small budget and I think that our film would also be a low-budget indie horror film. As Paramount Pictures managed to make a film that not many people had faith in a huge hit which went on to have several sequels I think that it can do the same for our film as it has a lot in common with Paranormal Activity.

Lionsgate has distributed many famous films such as the Hunger Games series but also produced the horror film Saw. Although Saw is a more brutal than our film I still think it resembles some similarities and, like Paramount Pictures, Lionsgate managed to make Saw a success with several sequel being made after. They distributed the film to be a success and that is what I would want for our film.

Although these companies are large and would probably be hard to get to distribute the film but I think that if they decided to do it they could make our film have a fan base like they did with their own horror films.

An indie distribution company that I think would suit our film is Artisan Entertainment. They distributed 'The Blair Witch Project' and is a lesser-known company compared to Paramount and Lionsgate. The Blair Witch Project was a popular indie film that managed to create a buzz before it had even been distributed. Artisan Entertainment distributed the film after the film had been marketed in such a successful way that the audience thought the film was a true story, Artisan Entertainment could then distribute the film in various ways and the target audience would watch it. I think that as our film is a psychological horror, just like The Blair Witch Project, Artisan Entertainment could distribute our film in the exact same way as the other films they have distributed as they are all small budgeted indie films similar to ours.

Distribution

Distribution

After the production stages the film goes through the final stages, distribution. Films are sent out to the cinema's for first viewing. The films advertising becomes larger with posters and official trailers rather than teasers. Interviews from the production team or actors are sometimes used to comment on the film. After the film has been in the cinema's for a while the distributer will turn the film into DVD's, Blue-Rays and downloads so the audience can watch the film from home.

 

Some famous distribution companies are:

 

• Warner Bros
• Sony Film
• 20th Century Fox
• Entertainment Film Distributors
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures / Disney Pixar

 

 

All of these companies will send out a film made by a production company to cinemas and prepare for it to be released on other platforms such as DVD's and Blu Rays, downloads, accessible on programs such as NetFlix and Lovefilm and can be brought on a gaming console to watch. They will control most of the advertising and as distribution companies are usually well-known respected companies films will usually get more attention if being distributed by a famous distribution company.